EUR/USD drops below 1.0450 as dollar recovery picks up steam

EUR/USD extended its daily slide in the American session.
Hawkish Fed commentary helps the greenback continue to gather strength.
US Dollar Index extends recovery to 105.00 on Friday.

Eren Sengezer FXStreet

EUR/USD extended its slide after dropping below 1.0500 and touched a fresh daily low below 1.0450. As the dollar continues to gather strength, the pair looks to close the second straight week in negative territory.

DXY rises to 105.00

Following a two-day drop, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the dollar's performance against a basket of six major rivals, reversed its direction and erased its weekly losses. At the time of press, the DXY was up more than 1% on the day at 105.00.

The risk-averse market environment, rising US Treasury bond yields and hawkish Fed commentary fuel the dollar's rally ahead of the weekend.

Minneapolis Fed President Niel Kashkari said on Friday that he could support another 75 basis points rate hike in July and added that they could raise rates beyond what is currently forecast if inflation were to drift higher. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury bond yield was last seen rising more than 2% on the day at 3.27%.

Meanwhile, the data from the US showed that Industrial Production expanded by 0.2% on a monthly basis in May. This print missed the market expectation for an increase of 0.4% and didn't allow the market mood to remain upbeat.

Technical levels to watch for

EUR/USD

Overview
Today last price	1.0457
Today Daily Change	-0.0092
Today Daily Change %	-0.87
Today daily open	1.0549

Trends
Daily SMA20	1.0641
Daily SMA50	1.0642
Daily SMA100	1.0894
Daily SMA200	1.1176

Levels
Previous Daily High	1.0601
Previous Daily Low	1.0381
Previous Weekly High	1.0774
Previous Weekly Low	1.0506
Previous Monthly High	1.0787
Previous Monthly Low	1.035
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1.0517
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1.0465
Daily Pivot Point S1	1.0419
Daily Pivot Point S2	1.029
Daily Pivot Point S3	1.0199
Daily Pivot Point R1	1.064
Daily Pivot Point R2	1.0731
Daily Pivot Point R3	1.086

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Eren Sengezer

FXStreet

As an economist at heart, Eren Sengezer specializes in the assessment of the short-term and long-term impacts of macroeconomic data, central bank policies and political developments on financial assets.

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